2023 – The Coal Speaker

December 31, 2023 THE COAL SPEAKER

Should 123123 be forgotten and never brought to mind

No one understands with Auld Lang Syne really means.

By the way, did you know that 12/31/24 will be 123124?

We consider packaged food to be safe. Never mind the ingredients, but we assume the boxes are sanitary. We conclude they are inspected.. someone JUST HAS to be making sure nothing gets contaminated or tampered with..

So when that little note weird drops out, the safety of our kitchen becomes a little questionable. A little dicey. We get consumed with an untoward feeling.. It almost feels like a crime that has no suspect.. and you became the unintended victim.

December 28, 2023 THE COAL SPEAKER

24 years after the beginning of a new century

The year 2000. If you are old enough to remember where you were, just consider how you feel now versus then. Was it really better or does nostalgia blind us, and if it was better, can we bring those days back again?

December 22, 2023 THE COAL SPEAKER

THIS ONE HURTS: Ian Punnett dead at 63

Ian Punnnett holds a special place for night owls that needed some comfort, oddity, and ‘Jason the Horse’ to get you through life. May he rest in peace.

December 9, 2023 THE COAL SPEAKER

Songs that make you cry or sing your way through the Christmas season

We have chosen the hard coal Christmas songs to light up your holiday season. Partially based on what you listen to — and us, as well.

December 2, 2023 THE COAL SPEAKER

Tracking the yule log: Should Krampus visit you this year?

War.. pestilence. Pollution. Vanity. Selfishness.. cruelty. Bullying.. Are we guilty? Do we deserve the sharp fangs and the whipping of bird branches from his sack, maybe even being drug into the underworld?